The genetics of obesity: from discovery to biology
The prevalence of obesity has tripled over the past four decades, imposing an enormous
burden on people's health. Polygenic (or common) obesity and rare, severe, early-onset …
burden on people's health. Polygenic (or common) obesity and rare, severe, early-onset …
GDF15: emerging biology and therapeutic applications for obesity and cardiometabolic disease
Abstract Growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF15) is a member of the TGFβ superfamily
whose expression is increased in response to cellular stress and disease as well as by …
whose expression is increased in response to cellular stress and disease as well as by …
Genomic atlas of the plasma metabolome prioritizes metabolites implicated in human diseases
Y Chen, T Lu, U Pettersson-Kymmer, ID Stewart… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Metabolic processes can influence disease risk and provide therapeutic targets. By
conducting genome-wide association studies of 1,091 blood metabolites and 309 metabolite …
conducting genome-wide association studies of 1,091 blood metabolites and 309 metabolite …
A single-cell atlas of human and mouse white adipose tissue
MP Emont, C Jacobs, AL Essene, D Pant, D Tenen… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
White adipose tissue, once regarded as morphologically and functionally bland, is now
recognized to be dynamic, plastic and heterogenous, and is involved in a wide array of …
recognized to be dynamic, plastic and heterogenous, and is involved in a wide array of …
Stroke genetics informs drug discovery and risk prediction across ancestries
Previous genome-wide association studies (GWASs) of stroke—the second leading cause of
death worldwide—were conducted predominantly in populations of European ancestry …
death worldwide—were conducted predominantly in populations of European ancestry …
Multiomics study of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
G Sveinbjornsson, MO Ulfarsson, RB Thorolfsdottir… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Nonalcoholic fatty liver (NAFL) and its sequelae are growing health problems. We performed
a genome-wide association study of NAFL, cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma, and …
a genome-wide association study of NAFL, cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma, and …
[HTML][HTML] Deciphering osteoarthritis genetics across 826,690 individuals from 9 populations
CG Boer, K Hatzikotoulas, L Southam, L Stefánsdóttir… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Osteoarthritis affects over 300 million people worldwide. Here, we conduct a genome-wide
association study meta-analysis across 826,690 individuals (177,517 with osteoarthritis) and …
association study meta-analysis across 826,690 individuals (177,517 with osteoarthritis) and …
Large-scale plasma proteomics comparisons through genetics and disease associations
High-throughput proteomics platforms measuring thousands of proteins in plasma combined
with genomic and phenotypic information have the power to bridge the gap between the …
with genomic and phenotypic information have the power to bridge the gap between the …
Duration and key determinants of infectious virus shedding in hospitalized patients with coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19)
JJA van Kampen, DAMC van de Vijver… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Key questions in COVID-19 are the duration and determinants of infectious virus shedding.
Here, we report that infectious virus shedding is detected by virus cultures in 23 of the 129 …
Here, we report that infectious virus shedding is detected by virus cultures in 23 of the 129 …
Genome-wide analyses of 200,453 individuals yield new insights into the causes and consequences of clonal hematopoiesis
SP Kar, PM Quiros, M Gu, T Jiang, J Mitchell… - Nature Genetics, 2022 - nature.com
Clonal hematopoiesis (CH), the clonal expansion of a blood stem cell and its progeny driven
by somatic driver mutations, affects over a third of people, yet remains poorly understood …
by somatic driver mutations, affects over a third of people, yet remains poorly understood …